Comparing MDA Space (MDA) & Its Rivals

MDA Space (NYSE:MDA) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare MDA Space to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MDA Space and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MDA Space	$1.87 billion	$77.65 million	49.65
MDA Space Competitors	$8.45 billion	$569.01 million	23.67

MDA Space’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than MDA Space. MDA Space is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares MDA Space and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MDA Space	5.68%	9.42%	4.20%
MDA Space Competitors	-278.19%	-46.45%	-4.02%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for MDA Space and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MDA Space	0	3	7	1	2.82
MDA Space Competitors	2154	8253	12747	579	2.50

MDA Space presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 86.50%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 33.28%. Given MDA Space’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MDA Space is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MDA Space beats its rivals on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About MDA Space

MDA Space Ltd is a developer and manufacturer of technology and services to the space industry. It is an international space mission partner and robotics, satellite systems, and geo-intelligence pioneer. It is engaged in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, space exploration, and infrastructure. The Company collaborates and partners with governments and space agencies, commercial space companies, and defence and aerospace prime contractors in the space industry. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from Canada.